Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Trittiford Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B13 0EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pauline David
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 103430
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214442684
About this school
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 70% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 13% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 87% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.6% | 27.9% | 217 | — |
| Billesley Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 48.8% | 699 | 0.4 miles |
| Yardley Wood Community Primary School | 37% | 8% | 60.2% | 442 | 0.4 miles |
| Chilcote Primary School | 81% | 4.6% | 20.4% | 458 | 0.8 miles |
| Highters Heath Community School | 65% | 7% | 61.5% | 167 | 0.8 miles |
| Hall Green Infant School | — | 6.2% | 22.5% | 407 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.88%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 9.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Billesley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Yardley Wood Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Chilcote Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Highters Heath Community School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Hall Green Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranks 18th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is Mrs Pauline David, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 217 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.